Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-03
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HAVANA, August 29.-GTeat excite ment prevails here on account ot the recent acts of Captain General Martin. in taking possession of the custom house and placing the Cticials under arrest. The city Is In charge of the regular troops and the situation Is becoming more desperate, recalling the events e.- tending the massacre of the medical students in 1871. A reign of terror pre- vails and 1t is expected that Havana | will be declared ID a state Of siege. AL ready several conflicts have occurred be- | tween the troops aud civilians. resulting ID killing some and wourdIDg others. l Captain General Martin has issued R proclamation calling upon the rioters to maintain order, otherwise severe meas ure will be adopted to uphold the laE. A general uprising Is imminent The | cIty is placarded with call for general mass meeting at tue park to-plgnt, re- questing all to bring arms. So Tar the | Captain General controls the situation l Artillery has been placed I1 command ing position while the troops stationed in towns adjoining tLe oity are kept uD- der arms, ready to move At moments notice. The Queens regiment IS under arms at the CabanGs and CsstIlla del Principle,
 MARYsvTLLR, Cal. August 29-Early ] this morning E. c. Gsssowsy, clerk ID Wells, Fargo 6 Co.'S express office, was i found lying on the floor of the room, un- conscious. He held ID his rI2tt hand the keys to the money safe and the | other employees wac saw him sGy that when first touched when moving him to his house, be exclaimed: Don't shoot, I'll open the safe" J. B. Fuller, the ccmpsny's agent, examined aud ! found that the safe Lad been robbed and very near S600 taken from it, but owing 10 the curious construction of the | package in which was S3.000 worth of gTeenbacks, II had been overlooked. An examination Of the wounds on Gasso- ways head showed that Le had been struck on the temple and back of the neck. There are DO signs showing how an entrance was affected in the building and lt IS supposed that the robbers foi- | lowed him as be came from the Oregon express train early In the morning.
 DENVER, August 29-The situation in the Ute WAT as far as can be learned IS unchanged. Yesterday word was re- ceived that 600 Indians were camped near Thursdays battlefield and nre held back by two companies of Colorado reg ulars. It is known thst Indians who took part in the fight were White River and UIntsh U,es and Uncompahgres and that if necessary over l6uO reinforce ments can be rnised from this irioe.
 The Unoompahgres Indians are very hot headed race and if any of their peo- pie We're killed on Thursday 1t is feared that the entire tribe will take the matter up and precIpitate the State into long and bloody war. If the Indians do not attack the whites ct Rlnglsy before the arrival of Governor Adams and Gen. ersl Crook tomorrow there are hopes that the trouble will be settled. Lieut.. | Folsom of Aspen, who was wounded seriously during the engagement, died at II Friday morning.
 KEEL, August 29.-Tbe Confidential ! Astronomical Congress opened in this city to dsy. Dr. Anivers presiding. There | was s large attendance. including as tronomers from the United States, Ans tria, France and Sweden. Governor | Steinmsn welcomed the delegates on be- half of the government.
 CrTY OF MEXICO, August 29-A brisk earthquake shock was experienced here about o'clock thIs morning.
 WASHINGTON. August 29.-Fhe find ings of the general court martial which tried Capt C.P. Gray, 25th Infantry, have been acted upon by the President. Gray was found guilty of conduct preiudicIai | to good order and military diciplins in appearing st inspection at Fort Meade and for duty ss officer of the day while drunk. The sentence was dismIssal from the military service and the dis missal will take place next September.
 SAS FEAScIsco, AGg. 29.-In the de- clsiOn delivered by J -stice Field to-day in the case of the application of the Pacific Railroad commission to compel Senator Stanford to answer certain questions relative to the expenditure of money for the purpose of influencing Legislation, the justice said:
 "Ihs commission is not a iudicia body and cannot determine the rights of the government or of tue company whose affairs it investigates. l. Is a mere board of inquiry to investigate certain matters and report tine Te, nit of its investigation to the President who r to lay the matter before Congress. Ine commissioners have been compared with census agents HB tb the powers of com polling answers, but cen-us agents whI.e able to compel answers as to age, Occu- patton and other matters Of general in ] terest, cannot compel ans wers ss to pri- vste business. The congressional com mittees cannot propose for production of private papers of c;tIZens, except ic progress of iudicial proceedings or 10 suite instituted for that pdrpcFe. and ID both eases only upon GyeTtmcn: that it. rights are in the same way dependent for enforcement upon eyideuce sucr papers contain. Number of authorities were cited to prove Congress had uO right to inquire into any citizens pri- vste affairs. Courts arc opened to ;he United States as % :he private citizen and both can there secure by regular proceedings 6mple pro:ectcn cf all rights and interests which are fitted to protection under the government of written constitution and laws as to the vouchers about w1ioh the princi- pal questions were asked. The com missIoners concede :bat the mon eYS covered Dy them were not charged against the United States ID ss. certslning the net earnings oi the com psny. If such were the case, 1t is diff cult to see what interest the United States can have In tls disposition of these moneys. Be that Es It may, the ludicIsl courts cannot upon that couces sion aid tbe commission ID sscertsinlng how the moneys were expended. The judicial power IS vested m ihe ccnr:s snd can only be exercised by them. Con- gress cannot require judicial power to be exercised in any other way, conss- quently tue provision of the aoi author izing the courts to aid in the Investiga- ton must be sdjudged void. If rights are to be protected and wrongs redress ed by any investigation, It mnst be con- ducted by regular proceedings m court of justice ID cases authorized by the constitution"
 Justice Field also referred to the case l of Kilbourn vs. Thompson, which grew l out of 6 resolution adopted by the house | Of representatives authorizing an lnves- tigstion of certain affairs of the firm of | Jay Cooke & Go. One kilbourn was | summoned ss witness but he refused to |